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foreign policy and national security in the world. to move from an era of war, which we have been in for a number of years, to the next phase in terms of american leadership in the world so yes, the president determined as he said during the campaign in 2008 that we would withdraw from iraq and we have withdrawn from iraq an iran asi asi iraq stands on its own as a sovereign state. the president has said in conjunction with our allies, by the way, at the lisbon nato summiand confirmed at the chicago summit on afghanistan, nato summit, that the united states and the troops would complete the military mission in afghanistan by december 31st, 2014 and we are on track to meet that goal. >> and how many troops will remain after that? that's the question. >> yes, today we have about 67 or 66 or 67,000 troops in afghanistan. >> right. >> the president has said and we will implement this, that there will be a reduction in those drops at a steady pace between now and the end of the year, 2014, so that is essentially 23 months from now. and we'
foreign policy and national security in the world. to move from an era of war, which we have been in for a number of years, to the next phase in terms of american leadership in the world so yes, the president determined as he said during the campaign in 2008 that we would withdraw from iraq and we have withdrawn from iraq an iran asi asi iraq stands on its own as a sovereign state. the president has said in conjunction with our allies, by the way, at the lisbon nato summiand confirmed at the...
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then, a look at foreign policy challenges facing the obama administration. after that, a discussion about the state of women's rights around the world. >> if you have some hotshot who just got his phd in computer science from stanford, she is getting offers from all over the world. to say you can stay in some limbo for six years, that is not really competitive. >> congress can do a lot. you do not have to be efficient on your iphone or blackberry to understand the application of policy and what makes it work and does not. >> it is very difficult to make investment decisions and expect any kind of return on investment when you have no way to predict the future. our difficulty right now is that there is no consistency or certainty in in our policy decisions. >> the government's role in technology and policy, from this years ces international consumer electronics show. monday night on the communicators on c-span2. >> at age 65, she was the oldest first lady when her husband became president. she never set foot in washington. her husband, benjamin harrison, died
then, a look at foreign policy challenges facing the obama administration. after that, a discussion about the state of women's rights around the world. >> if you have some hotshot who just got his phd in computer science from stanford, she is getting offers from all over the world. to say you can stay in some limbo for six years, that is not really competitive. >> congress can do a lot. you do not have to be efficient on your iphone or blackberry to understand the application of...
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policy. you should throw out the people you elected. i'm trying to minimize as an expert in relation to advise the policy. at the time secretary of state condom use the rice putting together counter insurgency manual because bureaucracy should get involved but with the policy makers it is folly to even begin a counterinsurgency campaign abroad unless the country is interested in reform. the insight they had to come added that the situation they appeal to the people because the government fall short whether opportunistic lee they offer the alternatialternati ve and let counterinsurgency hasted do is coopt to drive up the support so it can do its job and the government just isn't going to do a job and policy makers must do a calculation if they seem inclined when they go in. from july 2009 in europe ministration comes then one week later but in fact, this did not represent deal the administration but it would have done them well to read this. after this side will take questions their worthies m
policy. you should throw out the people you elected. i'm trying to minimize as an expert in relation to advise the policy. at the time secretary of state condom use the rice putting together counter insurgency manual because bureaucracy should get involved but with the policy makers it is folly to even begin a counterinsurgency campaign abroad unless the country is interested in reform. the insight they had to come added that the situation they appeal to the people because the government fall...
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policy i'm also not an expert on sustainable farming systems the history of social movements or lego the occupy movement has experts on all the.
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policy. that's a political thing. if you don't like it, you should throw out the people that you elected.ould i'm here to try to make the situation as, you know, as good as, you know, i'm trying to minimize the catastrophe. he's realizing, you know, as an expert i really should advise on the policy. at the time he was a special adviser to secretary of state condoleezza rice. he puts together a counterinsurgency manual for the civilian part of the government because it was always thought civilian bureaucracy should get involved in this too. except deciding not to write this for, you know, mid-level bureaucrats, but for the policymakers. and inat a couple places heould writes: it is folly -- those were the words he chose -- it is folly to even begin to undertake a counterinsurgency campaign abroad unless you have some ider that the country that you're helping is interested somewhat in reform.y remember the thing about the 20% military, 80% political? the insight that these guys had about these
policy. that's a political thing. if you don't like it, you should throw out the people that you elected.ould i'm here to try to make the situation as, you know, as good as, you know, i'm trying to minimize the catastrophe. he's realizing, you know, as an expert i really should advise on the policy. at the time he was a special adviser to secretary of state condoleezza rice. he puts together a counterinsurgency manual for the civilian part of the government because it was always thought...
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but general, i hope that you look up the article that was written on gentry 17th in the foreign policy magazine about egis at the kabul industry and the problems that have already surfaced about them. now i have talked to patrick kennedy about this and his staff has come over and briefed by staff that they believe it is doing just fine. the end of this i have to tell you the umbrella contract for the high level security in the sea is a 10 billion-dollar contract over five years and i won't go into the report of the background check but it's $100 -- $100 million a year. i can't believe we can't use the marines in these situations. somebody has got to do cost-benefit analysis. all that i told you. can you imagine in the money that we spent fooling around with these contractors the were not getting the job done can you imagine the time we spend and the money that has been spent? i would like for you to talk about the cost benefits of putting marines on the embassy's when we are in contingencies and why this is so hard to get our arms around and how are we saving any money? >> welcome a se
but general, i hope that you look up the article that was written on gentry 17th in the foreign policy magazine about egis at the kabul industry and the problems that have already surfaced about them. now i have talked to patrick kennedy about this and his staff has come over and briefed by staff that they believe it is doing just fine. the end of this i have to tell you the umbrella contract for the high level security in the sea is a 10 billion-dollar contract over five years and i won't go...
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policy and that shouldn't be right we should be an independent nation looking after the interests of our own people on the other hand clearly there are those who say this actually cements the special relationship and by having the united states on our side this was the way that we were able to control so the ungrown dies men of the soviet union wanting to him impose itself on europe i am not actually sure that it is really right that we should have the united states imposing itself and its views on the united kingdom we have a democratic elected prime minister a democratic elected government and they should take the interest it's very nice to have mr biden over here by all means let him visit the queen like obama did by all means let's have some nice dinners with him but actually sharing our special interests and our special security i don't think that's always in our interest and it doesn't play well to the public in great britain are thinking through the senate the white house needs on a conference call ahead of his visit and you know they're talking about. that very close trade re
policy and that shouldn't be right we should be an independent nation looking after the interests of our own people on the other hand clearly there are those who say this actually cements the special relationship and by having the united states on our side this was the way that we were able to control so the ungrown dies men of the soviet union wanting to him impose itself on europe i am not actually sure that it is really right that we should have the united states imposing itself and its...
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policy i'm also not an expert on sustainable farming systems the history of social movements or lego's the occupy movement has experts on all those things and more not really want to i'm happily married husband father of two fantastic children i live on a main street in a small new england town with actual white picket fence. yes i made this movie for you me and everyone we know in the hope that we can create a world where human need comes before corporate greed so why does it feel almost un-american to say that think about it this way just go with me for a second here you know that scene from the oliver stone film wall street when gordon gekko played by michael douglas in a role that would win him an oscar appears at a shareholders meeting of a company or paper to defend his actions and his grotesque worldview and delivers the now famous speech where he says. for lack of a better word is good. right create works.
policy i'm also not an expert on sustainable farming systems the history of social movements or lego's the occupy movement has experts on all those things and more not really want to i'm happily married husband father of two fantastic children i live on a main street in a small new england town with actual white picket fence. yes i made this movie for you me and everyone we know in the hope that we can create a world where human need comes before corporate greed so why does it feel almost...
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, on the monetary issues that you've mentioned as well, foreign policy and defense. deciding is what politics is all about. so, mr. president, you've gone through the intervention in mali, you've been there yourself, you've seen how vital it was to take decisions there. in a couple of hours to stand up for the values which we all share in this chamber. there's no crisis and if europe can actually make decisions rapidly. but the more we have that kind of europe, the more europe will need to be a genuinely democratic. it's vital that citizens have access to the people who run the european union, that they know e who they are, that they elect them directly. that they validate the political guidelines that europe follows. let's do that on their, in their name. that's what i believe, mr. president, that's my hope. thank you very much. [applause] [speaking french] >> translator: thank you. now from the socialist group, ms. troutman. [speaking french] >> translator: thank you, president. i would like to speak to the president of the french republic, not to francois. because
, on the monetary issues that you've mentioned as well, foreign policy and defense. deciding is what politics is all about. so, mr. president, you've gone through the intervention in mali, you've been there yourself, you've seen how vital it was to take decisions there. in a couple of hours to stand up for the values which we all share in this chamber. there's no crisis and if europe can actually make decisions rapidly. but the more we have that kind of europe, the more europe will need to be a...
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policy i'm also not an expert on sustainable farming systems the history of social movements or lego's the occupy movement has experts on all those things and more not really want to i'm happily married husband the father of truth and past the children i live on a main street in a small new england town with actual white picket fences i made this movie for you me and everyone we know in the hope that we can create a world where human need comes before corporate greed so why does it feel almost...
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policy at this point no i mean i don't think paris can afford anything at the moment the labor minister famously said ten days ago that the country was bankrupt but i don't think that european politicians. in that sense the rational i think they and that's what that's partly why i'm a little skeptical of these very rational explanations for these interventions such as the desire to control resources and very often really more struck by the short term nature of decision making and i think as i say that there could well be some rivalry i'm sure there is between britain and paris between britain and france on this the idea is to beef up france's military profile on the european stage and of course also to strengthen president or a long. standing know within france itself. the director of studies at the institute of the mocker see and cooperation in paris it's getting interesting i hope to see you in the future thanks for coming on. well meanwhile in northeastern mali french jets have carried out a series of air strikes on the bases and fuel depots of islamic terrorists with the interventio
policy at this point no i mean i don't think paris can afford anything at the moment the labor minister famously said ten days ago that the country was bankrupt but i don't think that european politicians. in that sense the rational i think they and that's what that's partly why i'm a little skeptical of these very rational explanations for these interventions such as the desire to control resources and very often really more struck by the short term nature of decision making and i think as i...
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policy than its alstad leader hosni mubarak earlier journalist neil clark spoke to my colleague bill doored you told him that iran needs all the friends that can get. around the strongest ally in the arab world has now been serious serious been a brutal ally of iran this is the reason why pro israel lobby why the americans while the saudis are sector are so keen to talk. now there's no such moment the syrian government is about where it's all going around would be even more isolated going to east today and be in a very dangerous position so that's what makes sense for iran to be trying to use. all of their financial motives behind this meeting where we've got to believe the economies are bearing in mind the situation there in iran with all those sanctions appearing to have a quite an impact on the iranian economy do do you. they both need each other i think they do bill and i think probably more his point of view i think as we see r.t. all the rest in egypt know what people are unhappy with how things are going legacy and carry on a look at once it and ship it on iraq will be one way
policy than its alstad leader hosni mubarak earlier journalist neil clark spoke to my colleague bill doored you told him that iran needs all the friends that can get. around the strongest ally in the arab world has now been serious serious been a brutal ally of iran this is the reason why pro israel lobby why the americans while the saudis are sector are so keen to talk. now there's no such moment the syrian government is about where it's all going around would be even more isolated going to...
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policy at this point no i mean i don't think paris can afford anything at the moment the labor minister famously said ten days ago that the country was bankrupt but i don't think that european politicians. in that sense the rational i think they and that's what that's partly why i'm a little skeptical of these very rational explanations for these interventions such as the desire to control resources and very often really more struck by the short term nature of decision making and i think as i say that there could well be some rivalry i'm sure there is between britain and paris between britain and france on this the idea is to beef up france's military profile on the european stage and of course also to strengthen president or along its own standing know within france itself. the director of studies at the institute of the mocker see and cooperation in paris it's getting interesting i hope to see you in the future thanks for coming on. while meanwhile here in northeastern mali french jets have carried out a series of air strikes on the bases and fuel depots of islamic terrorists and with
policy at this point no i mean i don't think paris can afford anything at the moment the labor minister famously said ten days ago that the country was bankrupt but i don't think that european politicians. in that sense the rational i think they and that's what that's partly why i'm a little skeptical of these very rational explanations for these interventions such as the desire to control resources and very often really more struck by the short term nature of decision making and i think as i...
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policy they very much bowed to the dictates of washington and the other imperial powers knowers is more evident than with the issue of syria the destabilization of the syrian state and the syrian regime which is an initiative by the united states the british and other powers this is been this is been made possible by saudi arabia qatar and the gulf monarchies the monarchies are looking around and they're seeing a democratization a wave of democratic upsurge in the region and they know that their regimes will not withstand it unless they're able to crack down on these forces and to maintain their strategic position within the imperial system so on the one hand they crack down on the opposition on the other hand they maintain. positive business relations with washington with london with paris and so for now going back to what you just said a second ago isn't the kuwaiti government afraid that by backing of the syrian rebels that they could stop problems at home as what we're seeing in turkey right now. sure they're i'm sure they're afraid of that but they also understand that there is no
policy they very much bowed to the dictates of washington and the other imperial powers knowers is more evident than with the issue of syria the destabilization of the syrian state and the syrian regime which is an initiative by the united states the british and other powers this is been this is been made possible by saudi arabia qatar and the gulf monarchies the monarchies are looking around and they're seeing a democratization a wave of democratic upsurge in the region and they know that...
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policy than its alstad leader hosni mubarak earlier journalist neil clark spoke to my colleague bill dog it's holding but iran needs all the friends that can get. around the strongest ally in the arab world has now been serious serious been a brutal ally of iran in the region why pro israel lobby why the americans while the saudis are sector are so keen to talk about now there's no such moment the syrian government is about where it's going around would be even more isolated than east today and even a very dangerous position so that's what makes sense for iran to be trying to use. all of their financial motives behind this meeting where we've got to believe the economies are bearing in mind the situation there in iran with all those sanctions appearing to have a quite an impact on the iranian economy do do you. they both need each other i think they do bill and i think probably more his point of view i think as we see hearty all the rest in egypt but people are very happy with how things are going legacy and carry on the violence it and shipped it on iraq will be one way that she can
policy than its alstad leader hosni mubarak earlier journalist neil clark spoke to my colleague bill dog it's holding but iran needs all the friends that can get. around the strongest ally in the arab world has now been serious serious been a brutal ally of iran in the region why pro israel lobby why the americans while the saudis are sector are so keen to talk about now there's no such moment the syrian government is about where it's going around would be even more isolated than east today and...
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there's an article in the morning's foreign policy saying what has transpired in mali is not a consequence of what transpired in libya, i think that analysis is mistaken. secondly, as part of point one, we need as analysts to recognize to that there is an emerging arc of instability that begins in libya, arcs down through mali, as to this moment avoided it substantially, and also embraces northern nigh nigeria so examining this question, i think needs to be understood from a regional perspective rather than a national perspective. the second point that i would like to discuss are the emerging resistance groups within mali, and how they are similar and how they are different. not only in terms of their political objectives, but also in terms of the ethnic divisions that exist among these three different groups. more specifically aqim, and in understanding these ethic and political differences that will provide us with an opportunity to understand not only how they are different but also from a diplomatic perspective there are opportunities to create among the groups. the third point i would
there's an article in the morning's foreign policy saying what has transpired in mali is not a consequence of what transpired in libya, i think that analysis is mistaken. secondly, as part of point one, we need as analysts to recognize to that there is an emerging arc of instability that begins in libya, arcs down through mali, as to this moment avoided it substantially, and also embraces northern nigh nigeria so examining this question, i think needs to be understood from a regional...
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of the people of the world so say it with me the us foreign policy is a blowback inducing homicidal bull in a cultural religious and geo political china shop chain. there is. damn far. too many family. sitting. around. the world. it was not right. i served in iraq in two thousand and four and two thousand and six i was in the second bad. enough allusion november of two thousand and four as a human being and as a person who has a heart i can't lie to myself anybody else and say that we had a reason to be there that there's a reason for the million iraqis that died in the five thousand troops said that we say we're the greatest country in the world but we go into you know people in their country but we don't stop genocide in africa we don't help people that we can help that would be the greatest country in the world if we can save a million people instead of killing them and people if you're not convinced our foreign policy is morally bankrupt perhaps we should talk about money tax payers and united states had need one point four trillion dollars for total war spending in iraq and afg
of the people of the world so say it with me the us foreign policy is a blowback inducing homicidal bull in a cultural religious and geo political china shop chain. there is. damn far. too many family. sitting. around. the world. it was not right. i served in iraq in two thousand and four and two thousand and six i was in the second bad. enough allusion november of two thousand and four as a human being and as a person who has a heart i can't lie to myself anybody else and say that we had a...
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so i'm confident that women and girls will remain a singular essential part of american foreign policy. >> while she was secretary, clinton teamed the state department up with the gallup organization. that to collect hard evidence of the impact of investing in women and girls. clinton hopes it will be a tool for making a persuasive argument for such investments in the future and valuable policy information. >> we have strong evidence that women play roles in all kinds of things, and in particular, in peace-keeping and conflict prevention. they raise issues in these kinds of negotiations, like human rights and human security. that are fundamental to forging a lasting and sustainable peace but we need more internationally comparable data to examine women's contributions affect conflict regions and only, then, can we really create 401(k)l0s for making sure they were included. >> secretary clinton logged nearly 1 million miles traveling to more than 100 countries, meeting with women and girls as part of her agenda whenever possible. >> that's good. very good. good for you. >> and she hoste
so i'm confident that women and girls will remain a singular essential part of american foreign policy. >> while she was secretary, clinton teamed the state department up with the gallup organization. that to collect hard evidence of the impact of investing in women and girls. clinton hopes it will be a tool for making a persuasive argument for such investments in the future and valuable policy information. >> we have strong evidence that women play roles in all kinds of things, and...
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hosting where the debate is doctor bucci, director of our center for foreign policy studies. he previously served heritage a senior research fellow for defense and homeland security. is well-versed in the special area operations and cybersecurity areas as well as defense support to civil authorities. he served for three decades as an army special forces officer in july 2001 coming assume the duties of military assistance to secretary rumsfeld and worked daily with the secretary for the next five and a half years, and then upon retirement from the army continued at the pentagon is deputy assistant secretary of defense, homeland defense, and america security affairs but please join me in welcoming steve bucci. [applause] >> let me add my welcome to all of you. i think you're going to have a real treat this morning, as john mentioned him on a special forces officer by profession, and so this area is near and dear to my heart. this is kind of what we do. they don't let me do it anymore. i mentioned to max when he came in a little historical artifact, and that when i was a cadet a
hosting where the debate is doctor bucci, director of our center for foreign policy studies. he previously served heritage a senior research fellow for defense and homeland security. is well-versed in the special area operations and cybersecurity areas as well as defense support to civil authorities. he served for three decades as an army special forces officer in july 2001 coming assume the duties of military assistance to secretary rumsfeld and worked daily with the secretary for the next...
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we have made an important foreign policy shift, both in terms of process and engagement in the region. it is grounded for the first time in our history in the bedrock of consent and legitimacy and many stakeholders in the making of foreign policy. this is a first for pakistan including our relationship with the united states, which is pretty much run by parliamentary guidelines. it does empower us to make decisions that are sustainable, we hope. and we look for a relationship that as long lasting and not just a function of our relationship with the united states on afghanistan as the transition out of the region. >> thank you for that. did they offer you breakfast? >> yes, they did. >> oh, ok. i was so busy taking notes. a couple of questions and i will turn it over to my colleagues. i want to ask about the impact, if any, that having john kerry as secretary of state is going to have. what is your sense of the importance, if any, of his appointment? >> i think that pakistan-u.s. relations are vital to both countries and we appreciate very much the fact that the state department has be
we have made an important foreign policy shift, both in terms of process and engagement in the region. it is grounded for the first time in our history in the bedrock of consent and legitimacy and many stakeholders in the making of foreign policy. this is a first for pakistan including our relationship with the united states, which is pretty much run by parliamentary guidelines. it does empower us to make decisions that are sustainable, we hope. and we look for a relationship that as long...
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idon't develop the programs, don't develop policy, i don't do foreign policy or military policy or military objectives. once congress and the executive branch decide what the policy or program is, then we see how well it's done and if there are problems, we make recommendations. going back to the taxation issue, it's a critical issue. now the afghan government, what they collect is about $2 billion per year. just paying for the afghan national security force is over $4 billion. then and all the other programs. the problem is there's a delta between what the afghans collect and it cost of running their government, the cost of fighting the taliban, the cost of maintaining order. that difference is being supported by the united states taxpayer and by our allies. but it is conditioned. the caller and others have some concerns about how well that is being spent. that is the value. a lot of discussion came out of the tokyo accords about the international community will not walk, but they're trying to put conditions on the ability of the afghan government to govern and to fight corruption. people
idon't develop the programs, don't develop policy, i don't do foreign policy or military policy or military objectives. once congress and the executive branch decide what the policy or program is, then we see how well it's done and if there are problems, we make recommendations. going back to the taxation issue, it's a critical issue. now the afghan government, what they collect is about $2 billion per year. just paying for the afghan national security force is over $4 billion. then and all the...
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policy i'm also not an expert on sustainable farming systems the history of social movements or lego's the occupy movement has experts on all those things and more not really want to madly married husband a father of two fantastic children i live on a main street in a small new england town with actual white picket fences i made this movie for you me and everyone we know in the hope that we can create a world where human need comes before corporate greed so why does it feel almost un-american to say that think about it this way just go with me for a second here you know that scene from the oliver stone film wall street when gordon gekko played by michael douglas in a role that would win him an oscar appears at a shareholders meeting of a company or paper to defend his actions and his grotesque worldview and delivers the now famous speech where he says. the lack of it at a very is good. right. grete works. creek. and can. see the evolution. and. will not be seen tells us that other malfunction the breaking of the. audience is flipped out they cheered everybody in the eighty's wanted to
policy i'm also not an expert on sustainable farming systems the history of social movements or lego's the occupy movement has experts on all those things and more not really want to madly married husband a father of two fantastic children i live on a main street in a small new england town with actual white picket fences i made this movie for you me and everyone we know in the hope that we can create a world where human need comes before corporate greed so why does it feel almost un-american...
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foreign policy. it has exposed people to think harder. i do think it played a role in leading people in tunisia and egypt to look at some of the cables and see what people already knew in their gut the soccer field in wikileaks about the alliances between u.s. foreign policy with the most repressive elements in those countries. let's hope that changes as the uprisings continue. anytime you can learn more about what is being done in our name, it is critical. that is part of what transparency is about. the freedom of information act is still not working well under the obama administration. some of that is pos/t 9/11. in los war will lead to a decline in information transparency access. anytime you can have less sequence -- secrecy, that is good. less secrecy is needed. it was handled at the outset by partnering with newspapers like "the guardian," traditional newspapers of distinction. wikileaks released documents around the world to newspapers in india, haiti, the middle east, latin america. it has had an impact in countries we do not know
foreign policy. it has exposed people to think harder. i do think it played a role in leading people in tunisia and egypt to look at some of the cables and see what people already knew in their gut the soccer field in wikileaks about the alliances between u.s. foreign policy with the most repressive elements in those countries. let's hope that changes as the uprisings continue. anytime you can learn more about what is being done in our name, it is critical. that is part of what transparency is...
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. >> i would argue that a more restrained foreign policy is the true conservative foreign policy. >> the average american is not thinking about and trying to wonder about where the republican party s they're thinking about how to make their life work. >> your leader in the house right there eric cantor, where is this debate headed? >> i think it's a good debate for the republican party to have. when you lose an election, you ought to be a little bit reflective and ought to think back and ought to begin to say, what do we need to do differently? we didn't do badly in the election but the president won with less than he was elected in '0, lower popular vote, lower electoral vote. held the house, 30 governors. the idea this is some existential crisis is overdone i think but we didn't win so what do we need differently. i like what we're hearing and like the direct line that governor jindal took because i think we have -- >> can't be too smart. >> we nearly were in the fiscal cliff and could have triggered a big tax increase. i don't want to be stupid but you also need to be principled a
. >> i would argue that a more restrained foreign policy is the true conservative foreign policy. >> the average american is not thinking about and trying to wonder about where the republican party s they're thinking about how to make their life work. >> your leader in the house right there eric cantor, where is this debate headed? >> i think it's a good debate for the republican party to have. when you lose an election, you ought to be a little bit reflective and ought...
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. >> were you correct or incorrect when you said the search would be the most dangeus foreign policy blunder in this country since vietnam? correct or incorrect? yes or no? are you going to answer the question, senator hagel? the question is, were you right or wrong? i would like to answer whether you were right or wrong. and you are free to elaborate. >> i am not going to give you a yes or no answer -- >> let the record show that you refuse to answer the question. >> he finally gave the answer he wanted to give. >> i saw the suffering and consequences of a war. i did second think the search. would this be worth the sacrifice? we lost almost 1200 dead americans during that period was it required, necessary? >> how much of that exchange was political, how much was personal, and how much was related to our defense policy, mark? >> 92, 11, 13. [laughter] a lot of it was personal. one could not watch those hearings without feeling that there were a lot of personal grudges, even vendettas, being settled. >> entered john cornyn of texas says it cannot support the nominee for defense secret
. >> were you correct or incorrect when you said the search would be the most dangeus foreign policy blunder in this country since vietnam? correct or incorrect? yes or no? are you going to answer the question, senator hagel? the question is, were you right or wrong? i would like to answer whether you were right or wrong. and you are free to elaborate. >> i am not going to give you a yes or no answer -- >> let the record show that you refuse to answer the question. >> he...
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it is the obama administration foreign policy. now if she does it well it is going to go wrong because the direction of the white house is going wrong anyway. she can be mediocre, otherwise she won't be a good secretary of state. the bottom line is looking at the facts. madam secretary said that there were many people in congress to criticize her who did not look at facts. i'm worried the demint -- administration is looking at facts. in libya did not realize they had militia that were enemies. that is the mother of all problems. lou: whether it is libya, whether it is afghanistan, the questions compound themselves, and now president obama makes it clear that we will have even as he is cutting budgets and talking about further cuts in the defense budget pursuing larger missions in, of all places, north africa. >> well, i think we need to prevent th spread of terrorism to north africa because as we learned in afghanistan. lou: it is too late. >> no pomade is not. lou: it is there. >> but you cannot prove it. it takes persistence and
it is the obama administration foreign policy. now if she does it well it is going to go wrong because the direction of the white house is going wrong anyway. she can be mediocre, otherwise she won't be a good secretary of state. the bottom line is looking at the facts. madam secretary said that there were many people in congress to criticize her who did not look at facts. i'm worried the demint -- administration is looking at facts. in libya did not realize they had militia that were enemies....
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basically, but his lead on foreign policy is a staggering 14 points. what makes republicans think this is a good thing to have a fight over? >> right. up until recently everybody said, look, politics stops at the water's edge, and that hasn't been the case for the last couple years with this republican party. but it turns out that it wasn't necessarily that both parties followed that axiom because they were being nice about it. it turns out that it's incredibly bad politics to challenge your sitting president overseas. and, you know, this benghazi thing has not worked out for the republican party at all. they tried effectively to make it the biggest issue of the presidential campaign in the last several weeks, and people just didn't buy into it. what they saw is a tragedy. something that was -- if it could have been prevented, it should have been prevented, but they weren't going to start pointing blame and ask for the resignations of hillary clinton and throw barack obama out of office. >> right. >> and the idea that you'd be able to stop future cia h
basically, but his lead on foreign policy is a staggering 14 points. what makes republicans think this is a good thing to have a fight over? >> right. up until recently everybody said, look, politics stops at the water's edge, and that hasn't been the case for the last couple years with this republican party. but it turns out that it wasn't necessarily that both parties followed that axiom because they were being nice about it. it turns out that it's incredibly bad politics to challenge...
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we draw up the strategy to have a genuine common for policy. it is time to put an end to splitting up our resources and bring them together. there are conflicts which undermine confidence in humanity. it stopped nuclear proliferation to put forward negotiations. the time has come for that as well. it needs to be present. " europe has a role to play when it comes to be clients. we cannot act alone. your knees to set an example when it comes to energy of -- europe me to set an example when it comes to energy efficiencies. i believe europe is useful and good not just for europeans before the whole planet. the best way for europe to protect its own it interest is to protect its values are of the world. we need to come back to what the project is all about. it is a political project based on values and the knowledge, ideas, works of art, culture comic creativity. it is constantly reminding ourselves that we can be able to be up to the level of our past and maybe help on new generations to come. this is what people look to. we as europeans have this
we draw up the strategy to have a genuine common for policy. it is time to put an end to splitting up our resources and bring them together. there are conflicts which undermine confidence in humanity. it stopped nuclear proliferation to put forward negotiations. the time has come for that as well. it needs to be present. " europe has a role to play when it comes to be clients. we cannot act alone. your knees to set an example when it comes to energy of -- europe me to set an example when...
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i understand the fears of progressives as obama conducts a foreign policy that looks like bush's. i am not pro-drone. i am pro-destroying al qaeda. i am pro-protecting america. i am pro-a better drone program and i am pro ending this war as soon as we can but i fear that's a long way away. as douglas macarthur said, only the dead have seen the end of war, and we may now be in a permanent war. okay. that does it for "the cycle." martin, it's yours. >> passionate patriotism from toure. thank you. it's monday, february 11th, and a pope has abdicated, the
i understand the fears of progressives as obama conducts a foreign policy that looks like bush's. i am not pro-drone. i am pro-destroying al qaeda. i am pro-protecting america. i am pro-a better drone program and i am pro ending this war as soon as we can but i fear that's a long way away. as douglas macarthur said, only the dead have seen the end of war, and we may now be in a permanent war. okay. that does it for "the cycle." martin, it's yours. >> passionate patriotism from...
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he has come from a world of foreign policy. will the white house be running the show? >> the secretary of state is superbly well qualified. he spent nearly 29 years in the senate. always a member of the foreign relations committee. he has been a life-long student of foreign affairs after living with his parents in germany after the second world war. he is remarkably well connected to international leaders, and just knows these issues front wards and backwards. i think he is well prepared. you notice, andrea, that he called two sets of leaders over the weekend. many middle east leaders and also asian leaders. he is focused on those two regions. that's where he is going to be test veried early on. >> other secretaries of state have tried to engage much more verying russly, many of the, than hillary clinton did, in the northeast diploma as where i. she, of course, had the challenge of the arab spring, and that sidetracked a lot, but also the white house getting off on very bad foot with prime minister netanyahu. do you think committee fulfill his hope to really make a dif
he has come from a world of foreign policy. will the white house be running the show? >> the secretary of state is superbly well qualified. he spent nearly 29 years in the senate. always a member of the foreign relations committee. he has been a life-long student of foreign affairs after living with his parents in germany after the second world war. he is remarkably well connected to international leaders, and just knows these issues front wards and backwards. i think he is well prepared....